earthquake safety

earthquake safety

Firemen on duty at a collapsed building site in Old Dhaka on 21 November 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

HC express concern Rajuk's inaction over risky buildings after recent earthquakes

Barrister Hossain also pointed out that although Rajuk previously identified 3,382 risky buildings in Dhaka, no significant action has been taken

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Understanding how tremors are measured: What scientists mean by a 5.7 or 3.7 earthquake

File Photo of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus: UNB

CA says govt closely monitoring earthquake aftermath, expresses grief over casualties

Photo: Courtesy

Unsafe gas and power connections pose major threat to earthquake resilience: Disaster DG

Massachusetts-based engineering geologist Mir Fazlul Karim. Illustration: TBS

'In terms of seismic risk, most of Bangladesh including Dhaka is moderately safe'

Gearoid Reidy. Sketch: TBS

Quakes are inevitable. Huge death tolls are not

Sylhet city. Photo: Wikipedia.

Quake: No action against Sylhet risky buildings yet

Photo: Mumit M

Experts call for urban resilience for earthquake safety